Romance speakers acquiring German L2 seem to follow the same stages that characterize the diachronic development of English in a specular direction. The simple observation that the word order pattern *SVOVf is attested neither in German L2 acquisition process nor in the history of English language represents a strong argument in favour of the hypothesis that L2 acquisition obeys UG principles.
Analysing the acquisition stages of negation in L2 German: Support for UG in adult SLA
Tomaselli Alessandra
1990-01-01
Abstract
Romance speakers acquiring German L2 seem to follow the same stages that characterize the diachronic development of English in a specular direction. The simple observation that the word order pattern *SVOVf is attested neither in German L2 acquisition process nor in the history of English language represents a strong argument in favour of the hypothesis that L2 acquisition obeys UG principles.
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